...Throughout many different generations, technology has slowly taken over our lives. The goal was to make life easier for human beings, which led to the invention of Google. Nicholas Carr wrote an article called “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” to explain how he feels about the Internet ruining his everyday life. In the article, Carr talks about how he cannot focus and eventually gets fidgety while reading a book. He continues on to say how no matter what, his life is surrounded by the internet and blames the Internet for not being able to read text as well, but then says that the Internet is actually a huge lifesaver. While using different rhetorical devices, Nicholas Carr argues that accessing information through Google has caused people to no longer keep focus while trying to read text. With the use of pathos, logos, and ethos Carr is able to make is point clear to the reader. In order to instill fear into the reader, Carr demonstrates pathos when saying, “The human brain is just an outdated computer that needs a faster processor and a bigger hard drive” (325). Using the comparison of the human brain and a computer causes fear to take over the reader. With Carr saying the brain is outdated, the reader assumes that the brain is being taking over by the computer,...
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...According to statistics conducted by statsita.com, last year in 2017, there were a recorded 2.32 billion smartphone users. Everybody has a computer in their pocket nowadays. Humans are constantly checking social media, texts, and email. Rarely do we take a step back a think about what the consequences of this constant, technological stimulation is doing to our brains. An article by Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” makes the claim that the internet is dulling or changing the way our brains think and operate. Carr explains these changes saying how he is having problems focusing, and gets fidgety when reading. He continues by explaining how prevalent the internet is in his life and he cannot focus on a text conversation. On the other hand, he says that the...
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...In Nicholas Carr’s article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” He address the social topic of the effect of technology on our brain, more specifically certain processes that occur within our brain such as thought process, attention span, mental capacity, and so on. Throughout this article, Carr attempts to use many different rhetorical strategies to bolster the argument of his essay and its purpose. These rhetorical strategies include tone, Carr’s specific use of diction, and the overall organization of Carr’s article. All of these rhetorical techniques are used to effectively expose the argument of the article to the reader and lead the reader to the same conclusion as Carr fulfilling his purpose as the author. First, Carr uses the tone of the opening passage and article to set the basis for the article and establishes how the rest of the essay is going to be. Carr seems to be using a ominous, foreshadowing tone that is shedding a public light on a darker topic. The tone, matched with the theme of the article, is best expressed in quotes such as one found on page 3 of his...
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